Federal Baseball League (ex- JOBL) back from hiatus with openings

jdettbarn · 01-13-2009, 01:58 PM

Want all of the benefits of an established league, but starting from the ground up? Look no further!

Not sure if or how many know, but I ran an OOTP league for 6 years up until this Spring. It was called the JOBL (domain isn't active any longer) and we ran from 2002 until 2008 with various OOTP versions. Anyway, just before we went on hiatus (my wife and I had twin girls to go along with a 1.5 yr old), we switched to the newest OOTP version and re-booted as the Federal Baseball League. Unfortunately, due to obvious time constraints, I wasn't able to keep it going.

Well, things are getting a little more normalized in my household now that the girls are 6 months old, so I am going to throw my hat into the Commish world again and re-start the FBL.

We're still working on the initial settings, but the basic premise is a 16+ team ficitional, financial league with mid-20th century finance/strategy/stat settings. I'm also working on weaving a back story based on our previous attempt at the FBL...

The cool thing is, we have more than half of the previous FBL/JOBL owners lined up to return to the new league, so we should have a tight group of quality owners to start. We currently have 10 owners signed up and would like to get at least 6 more, if not 10...

So, if you'd like to join on, feel free to email me with a little info about yourself.

-name
-primary email
-AIM
-online OOTP experience

to: jason.dettbarn AT gmail.com or PM is fine too.

We're currently picking team locations and working toward a final set of settings and rules so we can kick off in the next couple weeks -- a great time to join. It should be fun and prove to be a quality league!

URL:
Federal Baseball League

If you have any questions, feel free to email or PM me. Thanks!

jdettbarn · 01-14-2009, 11:40 AM

OK, I've added our first pass at rules to the site.

Also, finalized us as an 18-team league with 3 divisions of 6...

Sims will be T/Th/Su, 10 days a pop.

So, now that a little more has been formalized, stop by and check us out!

We've got 7 spots open right now -- all are 'you pick the team location' with 4 teams open in the Central and West division. (One current owner is pending team selection, so he'll get first preference.)

satchel · 01-14-2009, 06:33 PM

Jason has been a solid Commish and owner for years, this one is a winner!

jdettbarn · 01-15-2009, 11:49 AM

looks like 2 spots left...

quase23 · 01-15-2009, 04:00 PM

I'm a newbie to the online status, I would like to have a team in the league if available. My email address is quase@3@hotmail.com,
Thanks Kirk Quasebarth

Give me the Idaho Spuds

jdettbarn · 01-15-2009, 08:11 PM

OK, there's possibly one team left and definitely waiting list spots...

Thanks for all the interest!

PrimetimeUTK · 01-16-2009, 12:53 PM

I'm interested in the final spot if it is still available...

I'll email you my info...

Thanks!

jdettbarn · 01-16-2009, 07:02 PM

All filled! waiting list is empty, however...

01-13-2009, 01:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 632 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	Federal Baseball League (ex- JOBL) back from hiatus with openings Want all of the benefits of an established league, but starting from the ground up? Look no further! Not sure if or how many know, but I ran an OOTP league for 6 years up until this Spring. It was called the JOBL (domain isn't active any longer) and we ran from 2002 until 2008 with various OOTP versions. Anyway, just before we went on hiatus (my wife and I had twin girls to go along with a 1.5 yr old), we switched to the newest OOTP version and re-booted as the Federal Baseball League. Unfortunately, due to obvious time constraints, I wasn't able to keep it going. Well, things are getting a little more normalized in my household now that the girls are 6 months old, so I am going to throw my hat into the Commish world again and re-start the FBL. We're still working on the initial settings, but the basic premise is a 16+ team ficitional, financial league with mid-20th century finance/strategy/stat settings. I'm also working on weaving a back story based on our previous attempt at the FBL... The cool thing is, we have more than half of the previous FBL/JOBL owners lined up to return to the new league, so we should have a tight group of quality owners to start. We currently have 10 owners signed up and would like to get at least 6 more, if not 10... So, if you'd like to join on, feel free to email me with a little info about yourself. -name -primary email -AIM -online OOTP experience to: jason.dettbarn AT gmail.com or PM is fine too. We're currently picking team locations and working toward a final set of settings and rules so we can kick off in the next couple weeks -- a great time to join. It should be fun and prove to be a quality league! URL: Federal Baseball League If you have any questions, feel free to email or PM me. Thanks! __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

01-14-2009, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 632 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	OK, I've added our first pass at rules to the site. Also, finalized us as an 18-team league with 3 divisions of 6... Sims will be T/Th/Su, 10 days a pop. So, now that a little more has been formalized, stop by and check us out! We've got 7 spots open right now -- all are 'you pick the team location' with 4 teams open in the Central and West division. (One current owner is pending team selection, so he'll get first preference.) __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

01-14-2009, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith AR Posts: 2,680 Thanks: 52 Thanked 48x in 26 posts	Jason has been a solid Commish and owner for years, this one is a winner! __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59 IOLD

01-15-2009, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 632 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	looks like 2 spots left... __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011) Last edited by jdettbarn; 01-15-2009 at 03:42 PM.

01-15-2009, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
quase23 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Interested I'm a newbie to the online status, I would like to have a team in the league if available. My email address is quase@3@hotmail.com, Thanks Kirk Quasebarth Give me the Idaho Spuds

01-15-2009, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 632 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	OK, there's possibly one team left and definitely waiting list spots... Thanks for all the interest! __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

01-16-2009, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
PrimetimeUTK Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I'm interested in the final spot if it is still available... I'll email you my info... Thanks!

01-16-2009, 07:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 632 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	All filled! waiting list is empty, however... __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011)

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